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Originally Posted by knudfl
The trick is : do not update the kernel
( unless it's absolutely necessary ).
Can be excluded from updates → /etc/yum.conf
Add a line : exclude=kernel*
.. then 1) # yum install kernel
and 2) kernel updates ... will not be executed.
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I'm trying to drain a swamp but the alligators keep nipping at me...
I'm trying to add support for a USB device to an existing driver, ftdi_sio. to be exact, but whenever I attempt to modprobe my slightly-modified version (all that is changed is additional Vendor and Product IDs) with the live cd installation, I get an 'improper format' error message which I interpret to mean I don't have exactly the same something as the live cd. If I run my compiled version, the modprobe works fine.
I've even compiled ftdi_sio without my changes and get the same result.
How does one compile a duplicate of a kernel, say 2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i586?